Comparison

Punch In vs TimeBlocks

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Punch In

This efficient work timer helps you track your work time seamlessly. It runs quietly in the background, allowing you to focus on tasks while managing projects, clients, and time entries with ease. Easily archive, lock, or delete projects as needed.

Highlights
  • Background time tracking
  • Project and client management
  • Easy time entry adjustments
  • Project archiving and locking
  • Customizable notifications
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Use Punch In to make time tracking less time consuming. A simple and efficient worktimer made to help you keep track of your work. Punch In runs smoothly in the background, notifies you if you wish, while you focus on what you do best. Combine projects with clients, easily add or remove time, ability to change start date, archive, lock or delete your projects in a breeze. Less really is more.

About

TimeBlocks

This app helps you understand how your time is spent by quickly logging activities with category selections. It provides a visual overview of your day and week, revealing patterns to ensure your time aligns with your priorities and responsibilities.

Highlights
  • Quickly log activities with category selection
  • Review daily timeline at a glance
  • Visualize weekly time patterns
  • Organize time with custom categories
  • Support for flexible work hours and split shifts
  • Sync across iPhone and Mac
Features
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TimeBlocks helps you answer a simple but important question: Is my time reflecting my mission? Throughout your schedule, lightweight prompts let you record what you are doing with a quick category selection. Over time, those entries create an honest picture of where your attention is going—so you can see whether your days align with your priorities, responsibilities, and the work that matters most. Use TimeBlocks to: • Capture activities without starting and stopping timers • Review today’s timeline at a glance • See patterns across your week in a visual grid • Organize time using categories that fit your work and mission • Choose workdays and flexible work hours, including split shifts • Keep your TimeBlocks account in sync across iPhone and Mac Personal studies are free. If your organization invites you to a team study, sign in with that invitation to participate; your organizer purchases and manages team-study seats on our website. Invited participants do not pay in the app. Built as a mirror, not surveillance. TimeBlocks never watches your screen, records apps or keystrokes, or grades you on “productivity.” You choose what to log. You interpret the pattern. Capture on iPhone when you’re away from your desk. Sync with Mac. Review on the web when you need distance.

Screenshots

Punch In4 screens
TimeBlocks3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TimeBlocks at 5.0 against Punch In's 4.7. TimeBlocks also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). Punch In's advantage is iOS requirement (10.3 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TimeBlocks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Punch In ships an update every 3 weeks, TimeBlocks weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Punch In versus TimeBlocks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPunch InTimeBlocks
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.3 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKidpilotRyan Hinkle

Customer experience

Punch In

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TimeBlocks

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Punch In

No in-app purchases

None

TimeBlocks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Punch In free?
Punch In is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is TimeBlocks free?
TimeBlocks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Punch In or TimeBlocks?
TimeBlocks is rated higher. Punch In averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while TimeBlocks averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Punch In or TimeBlocks have ads?
Neither Punch In nor TimeBlocks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Punch In or TimeBlocks?
Punch In ships an update every 3 weeks, and TimeBlocks weekly. Most recently, Punch In was updated on October 26, 2026 and TimeBlocks on October 24, 2026.

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